Grant Goodeve

Eight Is Enough (1977-1981), was a full hour-long and with a laugh track, making it a tough show to categorize. While often quite funny, almost every episode was “very special,” one of TV’s first “dramedies.” For five seasons—not enough—audiences watched the Bradford family “fill their lives with love.” But which Bradford found fame on Broadway? Who struggled with drugs after the show? Let’s find out.